11 Anatomical Illustrations That Prove Pokémon Could Totally Be Real

But now that the cartoon creatures have infiltrated the ~real world~ via POKÉMON GO, Pikachu and the gang seem more and more like legit wildlife everyday. And thanks to these detailed renditions of Pokémon anatomy by artist/science savant Christopher Stoll, Pokémon are now totally plausible members of the animal kingdom.

Stoll has posted a series of textbook illustrations of Pokémon anatomy on DeviantArt, accompanied by background info on each species and encyclopaedic explanations for each physical feature.

Read on for insight into your fave Pokémon’s inner workings, and the answers to all the burning biological questions you’ve never thought to ask. Click each image to zoom in and see the artwork on Stoll’s DeviantArt page.

Pikachu

Bulbasaur

Jigglypuff

Charmander

Squirtle

Voltorb

Koffing

Magikarp

Oddish

Horsea

And finally, a hilarious trolling of the Rattata:

who Stoll is clearly not all that fond of.

Fictional biology is kind of Stoll’s wheelhouse; he’s also written A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE FANTASTIC, an “art-book bestiary” on “the anatomy, behavior, and origins of over 20 amazing fantasy creatures.” Buy it on Amazon.